SH1 through Brynderwyns closed - Detour corrections

The NZ Transport Agency advises that State highway 1 through
the Brynderwyns Hills will remain closed for most of the
day. There are detours in place.

A fully laden fuel tanker
and a car have crashed on the south side, blocking the road
in both directions.

The fuel has to be removed from the
tanker before it can be shifted off the road. This is
expected to take until about 5pm this afternoon.

The
detour for northbound traffic is to turn left off SH1 on to
SH12, right on to Paparoa Oakleigh Road, on to Paparoa Road,
right on to Mangapai Road and back onto SH1.

The detour
will take about 55 minutes.

For south-bound traffic the
detour is to turn left at Waipu on to The Braigh, on to The
Centre, on to Cove Road, Left on to Mangawhai Heads Road, on
to Molesworth Drive, Right on to Moir Street, on to Kaiwaka
Mangawhai Road and back onto SH1.

The detour is not
suitable for heavy vehicles and will take about 40
minutes.

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